174 AUT. BOT. 



radic. cordatis subpinnatis vel trifoliatis petiolis 

 et subtus villosis, folioHs cordatis obovatisque, 

 lobatis denlatis, fol. caulinis subsess. trifol. vel 

 simplicib- obovatis rhombeis vel lanceol. incisris, 

 vel integris sepe glabris ciliatis, stipulis vix in^ 

 tegris, petalis obov. albis, aristis apice barbatis 

 — Canada to Carolina, Kentucky &c, stem 1 

 or 2 pedal simple or dichotome, leaves quite va« 

 riable on same root, flowers small white : the 

 most permanent characters are the lower leaves 

 villose beneath, upper simple, petals and awns. 

 A var. integrifolia has leaves mostly simple 

 lanceolate entire. 



1277, Bern, media R. Geum intermedium 

 Tr. caule petiolisque hirsutis,fol. rad. interrupte 

 pinnatis, foliolis obovatis incisis, ultima trifida, 

 fol. caulinis trifoliatis, stipulis laciniatis, fl. term, 

 paucis, calicib. lanceol. acum. obt. aristis apice 

 plumos'is — Sibiria, stem simple, leaves nearly 

 smooth small, flowers incarnate ? 



1278, Bern, confluens Raf. Geum cantidense, 

 strictum, geniculatum of various authors, of 

 which the synonymy is in utter confusion as in 

 others, every author describing some peculiar 

 variety : I have therefore concluded to change 

 all the names. This is known at once by the 

 radical leaves not villose, pinnatifid or pinnate 

 oblong upper pinnules confluent, all oblong or 

 obovate duplicate serrate outside, the stem 

 leaves pinnatifid or triparted? seldom simple, 

 stipules laciniate, flowers and awns as in 1276. 

 Mts. Allegh. Pensylv. &c, 



1279, Bern, acumwata Raf. Geum stric- 

 tum, canadense of some, Potontila pensylv! of 

 others — hirsuta,caulestricto virgato paucifl. fol. 

 radic. et caulinis pinnatifidis, pinnulis oblongis 

 incisis acuminatis, stipulis incisis, florib. conferf» 



